What color is #11AA2A?

#11AA2A is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #11AA2A?

The RGB value is 17, 170, 42: 17 red, 170 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #11AA2A?

The complementary color is #AA1191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #11AA2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#11AA2A color

#11AA2A rgb(17, 170, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #11AA2A is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.7% red, 66.7% green and 16.5% blue (17, 170, 42).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 82% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 90% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Hedged Garden (#00AA11), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#11AA2A color codes

HEX	`#11AA2A`
RGB	`rgb(17, 170, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.7%, 66.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 82%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 90%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(90%, 0%, 75%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.81, -60.75, 52.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.81, 80.16, 139.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.023, 29.034, 7.002)`
Decimal	`1157674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #11AA2A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #11AA2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#11AA2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #11AA2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #11aa2a; }
.text { color: #11aa2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #11aa2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(17 170 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #11aa2a, #11aa76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #11AA2A?: #11AA2A is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Hedged Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #11AA2A?: The RGB value is 17, 170, 42: 17 red, 170 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #11AA2A?: The complementary color is #AA1191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #11AA2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.